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BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I (B...
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US0919365264

CUSIP

091936526

Issuer

Blackrock

Inception Date

Dec 20, 2012

Category

Long-Short

Asset Class

Equity

Expense Ratio

BDMIX has a high expense ratio of 1.57%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I (BDMIX) returned 9.04% year-to-date (YTD) and 16.50% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BDMIX returned 5.20% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


BDMIX

YTD

9.04%

1M

2.72%

6M

10.10%

1Y

16.50%

3Y*

16.58%

5Y*

9.32%

10Y*

5.20%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of BDMIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.85%0.07%3.05%1.83%1.94%9.04%
20244.28%1.06%3.91%1.37%1.43%3.30%2.20%-1.79%1.09%0.86%0.57%1.40%21.40%
20232.28%-0.91%0.83%0.58%-1.72%3.09%1.20%-0.32%2.11%2.30%3.57%0.79%14.55%
20220.34%-1.71%0.09%-0.09%-1.05%0.18%-0.18%-0.79%1.86%-0.43%1.84%1.80%1.80%
20211.75%2.59%1.18%-0.58%1.25%-1.40%-0.23%-1.36%-1.29%0.79%0.17%0.52%3.34%
20201.58%-0.69%-2.52%1.87%2.28%1.80%-1.40%1.28%-3.21%-1.14%0.35%0.26%0.29%
20191.87%-0.80%-0.56%0.89%3.13%-1.33%0.08%-3.00%0.41%-1.05%1.15%-1.49%-0.85%
20180.00%-2.15%1.52%-0.91%3.27%-0.81%-0.41%0.57%-0.08%0.41%-1.71%2.62%2.20%
20171.12%1.38%1.54%1.61%0.62%-0.26%1.93%1.81%0.17%1.26%1.58%-0.57%12.85%
2016-1.30%-3.95%0.73%-1.09%-0.83%-3.06%0.76%-0.76%1.15%1.42%0.19%-0.19%-6.85%
20150.08%0.42%0.42%0.75%-0.41%-2.25%1.53%-1.76%0.94%0.34%-0.25%-0.73%-0.98%
20141.45%-1.68%-1.96%-1.04%1.32%-0.17%1.04%1.12%3.41%-2.39%0.76%-0.56%1.13%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 94, BDMIX is among the top 6% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BDMIX is 9494
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BDMIX is 9393
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BDMIX is 9393
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BDMIX is 9191
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BDMIX is 9696
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BDMIX is 9595
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I (BDMIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.12
  • 5-Year: 1.49
  • 10-Year: 0.93
  • All Time: 1.08

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I provided a 12.16% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.79 per share.


0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%14.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$1.79$1.79$0.94$0.00$0.14$0.03$0.77$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.01

Dividend yield

12.16%13.26%7.42%0.00%1.23%0.30%6.78%0.94%0.00%0.00%1.86%0.11%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.99$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.80$1.79
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.81$0.94
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.14
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.77$0.77
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.12
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.21
2014$0.01$0.01

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I was 12.42%, occurring on Sep 12, 2016. Recovery took 267 trading sessions.

The current BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund Class I drawdown is 0.14%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-12.42%May 5, 2015343Sep 12, 2016267Oct 3, 2017610
-9.44%May 29, 2019204Mar 18, 2020244Mar 8, 2021448
-7.45%May 14, 2021315Aug 12, 2022119Feb 2, 2023434
-4.87%Jan 16, 201837Mar 8, 201858May 31, 201895
-4.79%Feb 3, 201462May 1, 201499Sep 22, 2014161
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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